Michael Wisher
Michael Wisher (19 May 1935 – 21 July 1995) was a British actor.A regular character actor in television drama from the 1960s onwards, he appeared in programmes such as Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Moonbase 3 and Colditz. His theatre work was also extensive (and included a lengthy tour of New Zealand).He is also remembered for a series of different roles in the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, most notably becoming the first actor to play Davros, the wheelchair-using scientific mastermind and creator of the Daleks. The serial in which the character was first seen, Genesis of the Daleks, was originally broadcast in 1975.A sudden heart attack resulted in his death in 1995. His son, Andrew, is also an actor and his daughter-in-law, Amanda, is a drama teacher in the east of England.
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| Birth date | May 19, 1935 |
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| Birth name | Anthony Michael Wisher |
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| Date of death | July 21, 1995 |
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| Children | Andrew Wisher |